rowing boat

chiefly British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rowing boat
Noun
  • Some adventure-seekers kayak or canoe around Isle Royale instead of backpacking.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Rent a kayak or canoe and paddle down the Connecticut River shaded by a generous canopy of seasonal vegetation.
    Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The investment was led by Aker, the Norwegian industrial investment company, with additional participation from a raft of firms including Nvidia, Nokia and Dell.
    Ryan Browne, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Offer was most recently showrunner of Paramount+’s Ice Airport Alaska and her resume includes a raft of premium documentaries across Disney+, Discovery and National Geographic.
    Peter White, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Chinese-style mud houses line the lake’s edge—their curved roofs reflected in still waters as wooden rowboats drift past floating lanterns.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Crossing the Pacific Ocean is a daunting task by any measure, but imagine doing it in a rowboat, completely unsupported.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The three women died after a pontoon boat with seven occupants flipped over in the western Maine lake.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Or, have dinner on a pontoon boat with each course delivered by silent canoe.
    Karin Jones, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Dozens have died in recent years trying to cross one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes in overcrowded dinghies.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
  • An additional autonomous dinghy could serve as the above water collection point.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But the man's kayak, an orange and black vessel, was spotted near the South Yard area near Glen Road, the Newport Police said.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Some adventure-seekers kayak or canoe around Isle Royale instead of backpacking.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But those were mere skiffs by comparison with the general-entertainment battleships.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The Tacketts rejected the Alaska State Trooper’s conclusion that their son had fallen out of the skiff and drowned.
    Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Paul McCartney launched his 2025 North American tour Friday night with a last-minute warmup gig at the Santa Barbara Bowl in Santa Barbara, California.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
  • She would have also been expected to promote the gig on social media.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Rowing boat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rowing%20boat. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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